Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with high quality feeders in strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.86/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$143.86

206 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	145.08	781	184
Medium and Large 2-3	520	133.66	695	22

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale206 hd

143.86

—

KY average24 barns · 5,457 hd

141.99

+1.87

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,646	82.55	1,359	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	67.52	885	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	63.91	934	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	57.10	653	14

Every lot, as filed

74 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	121.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	125.12/cwt	117.00–129.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,032	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	164.88/cwt	163.00–169.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	147.48/cwt	144.00–150.00	692	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	130.58/cwt	123.00–155.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	248	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	177.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	143.51/cwt	142.00–144.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	148.33/cwt	135.00–150.00	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	192.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	193.40/cwt	188.00–202.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	161.77/cwt	159.00–168.00	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	164.39/cwt	160.00–169.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	159.53/cwt	153.00–162.00	986	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	199.13/cwt	191.00–201.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.39/cwt	133.00–135.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	181.34/cwt	181.00–182.00	825	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	186.31/cwt	184.00–196.00	710	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	58.24/cwt	54.00–62.00	688	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	61.69/cwt	58.00–65.00	885	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	67.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	885	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	50.68/cwt	50.00–52.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	79.75/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,328	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	88.15/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,417	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,894	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	949.90/cwt	880.00–1,000.00	12,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	151.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	156.26/cwt	153.00–159.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	141.70/cwt	138.00–145.00	786	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	163.71/cwt	159.00–165.00	841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	134.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.29/cwt	129.00–137.00	828	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.90/cwt	140.00–146.00	751	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.12/cwt	160.00–171.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	154.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	146.39/cwt	140.00–149.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	151.02/cwt	148.00–154.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	799	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Jan 25, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 406Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 26Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with high quality feeders in strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	80.00	80.00
5	—	613	117.00–129.00	125.12
3	—	682	119.00–120.00	119.66
5	—	413	140.00–149.00	146.39
2	—	393	148.00–154.00	151.02
2	—	347	142.00	142.00
1	—	270	154.00	154.00
3	—	593	134.00–135.00	134.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	866	112.00–115.00	114.00
4	—	782	120.00–122.00	121.50
3	—	975	110.00	110.00
8	—	367	163.00–169.00	164.88
24	—	469	144.00–150.00	147.48
8	—	284	160.00–165.00	162.57
17	—	555	138.00–145.00	141.70
16	—	621	129.00–137.00	133.29
34	—	522	140.00–146.00	143.90
6	—	328	160.00–171.00	166.12
13	—	416	150.00–157.00	154.35
1	—	1,130	91.00	91.00
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	625	144.00	144.00
6	—	434	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	649	159.00	159.00
18	—	514	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	136.00	136.00
2	—	395	183.00	183.00
4	—	539	123.00–155.00	130.58
3	—	248	181.00	181.00
2	—	445	184.00	184.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
3	—	568	155.00–157.00	156.35
9	—	642	135.00–150.00	148.33
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	489	170.00–180.00	177.53
4	—	678	142.00–144.00	143.51
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
9	—	426	185.00–195.00	192.82
7	—	372	188.00–202.00	193.40
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
3	—	263	175.00	175.00
19	—	585	159.00–168.00	161.77
2	—	528	160.00–169.00	164.39
10	—	618	153.00–162.00	159.53
5	—	342	191.00–201.00	199.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	133.00–135.00	133.39
9	—	455	181.00–182.00	181.34
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
3	—	411	182.00	182.00
10	—	381	184.00–196.00	186.31
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
2	—	705	130.00	130.00
11	—	564	153.00–159.00	156.26
8	—	514	159.00–165.00	163.71
7	—	629	134.00–139.00	134.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
4	—	491	150.00–158.00	151.91
1	—	410	169.00	169.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
3	—	536	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,182	54.00–62.00	58.24
3	—	1,035	50.00–52.00	50.68
1	—	1,085	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,434	58.00–65.00	61.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	65.00–70.00	67.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	77.00–82.00	79.75
2	—	1,608	85.00–92.00	88.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	770.00	770.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	920.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	880.00–1,000.00	949.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	980.00	980.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle